THE BALANCE of power on Alderley Edge Parish Council has remained true blue following the by-election last Thursday, November 2.

Thirty one per cent of the electorate turned out to cast their votes at polling stations around Alderley Edge, after the by-election was called following the resignation of councillor Robin Armitage in September.

And just 55 minutes after the polls closed, the applause could be heard throughout the Festival Hall as returning officer Vivienne Horton announced that the ninth seat on the council would remain Conservative.